Pictures of the week: From a cassette tape collector to gazelle taxidermy

Striking images from around the world

A step back in time at a shop in Baghdad that sells audio cassette tapes and other vintage items of yesteryear. Reuters

Sara Bin Karam, 14, an Emirati figure skater who is on the UAE national team competing in the Union Figure Skating Trophy competition at Zayed Sports City ice rink. Antonie Robertson / The National

Reconstruction efforts under way on Al Nuri Mosque's dome in Mosul, which was blown up by ISIS militants as they retreated from the city in 2017. Aymen Al-Ameri / The National

A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, as rescue teams search the Potomac River after the fatal collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter. Reuters

Dressed in white robes to symbolise purity and equality before God, followers from the Layene brotherhood gather at a sacred grotto where they believe their prophet received divine inspiration, in Dakar, Senegal. AP

A Palestinian released from jail in Israel is hugged by members of his family after arriving in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP

The sun sets behind Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Sri Lankan Army soldiers, dressed in traditional costume, march with national flags during rehearsals for the annual Independence Day parade in Colombo. EPA

A dramatic crash at the Bathurst 12-Hour race at Mount Panorama, in the Australian state of New South Wales. Getty Images

A recovery team carries a body found under debris at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, in Poltava, Ukraine. Reuters

Flames shoot into the air during a fire at the Martinez Refinery Company base in California. AP

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP

Police respond as protesters block the Santa Ana Freeway during a demonstration in support of immigrants in Los Angeles. AFP

A father and daughter sift through the remains of their home, which was burnt to the ground in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. AFP

Chappell Roan arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. AP

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, centre, visits Hanuman temple during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India. AFP

Maraya Concert Hall, the world's largest mirrored building, designed by Florian Boje, in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. AFP

Backstage rehearsals on the first day of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne, an international competition for dancers aged 15 to 18. EPA

Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara and Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani perform Umrah in the Holy City of Makkah, during a visit to Saudi Arabia. Reuters

Women work in a factory where fabric waste from garments is transformed into cotton to make mattresses, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Reuters

US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a press conference at the White House in Washington. Mr Trump has suggested permanently resettling Palestinians from Gaza. AFP

Inmates accused of being ISIS fighters at the Syrian Democratic Forces-run Gweiran Prison, now called Panorama, in Hasakah, Syria. AP

Indian police officers escort deportees from the US as they arrive at Ahmedabad Airport. AP

A protester holds up a placard showing US President Donald Trump and a slogan condemning his Gaza plan at a rally in support of Palestinians, outside the US embassy in Seoul, South Korea. AFP

Protesters demolish the home of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. AP

A miner carries a bag of stones containing lithium, a metal used in the manufacture of electric batteries and mobile phones, at an open-cast mine in Gidan Kwano, Nigeria. In one day, he can earn twice the national minimum monthly wage. AFP

A new contingent of UN-backed Kenyan police officers arrives at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, flown in to help curb the prevailing violence in the Caribbean nation. EPA

A sharp look for Janelle Monae as she attends the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Hong Kong actor Loong Koon-tin getting made up as US President Donald Trump for a rehearsal of the absurdist play 'Trump, the Twins President', performed in the Chinese territory from February 1 to 3. AFP

A taxidermist at work on a gazelle at the Paris Natural History Museum. AFP